Raspberry Pi admits to faulty USB-C design on the Pi 4

Re:Raspberry Pi admits to faulty USB-C design on the Pi 4 by hadlock on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @04:10PM (#20396064)

Generally when I use a SBC like a raspberry pi or esp 8266/32, I use an existing cell phone charger + whatever cable is nearest to where I'm sitting.

I 100% expect the SBC to work with any combination of charger and cable. I have lots of existing cell phone charges and cables so unless I were purchasing this for someone else I don't think I would consider ordering the branded raspberry pi charger/cable.

Compatibility with existing cables is a big deal; I won't be ordering my Pi 4 until sometime after this is resolved.

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Re:Raspberry Pi admits to faulty USB-C design on the Pi 4 by marcosdumay on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @05:13PM (#20396657)

The Pi 3 already didn't work with random PSUs or cables one has around.

But it still worked with just a sufficiently powerful PSU, while the Pi 4 requires something implementing the USB-C standard. Honestly, I'd prefer a round plug I could use with a 12V PSU.

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Re:Raspberry Pi admits to faulty USB-C design on the Pi 4 by ageofwant on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @06:29PM (#20397365)

And you would be disappointed. 3/4 of the micro-usb cables I purchased of my favorite purveyor of cheap chinesium does not power a pi3, and when it does brown-out

Have a hard look at the simple 'how can anyone possibly get a piece of wire wrong' cable, or even better test it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n70N_sBYepQ

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Re:Raspberry Pi admits to faulty USB-C design on the Pi 4 by ksaj on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @11:15PM (#20398904)

At least in that case, its a matter of looking at the Amps to make sure there is enough juice.

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